The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19
The East.

MAINE.-Parish Items-The sixth
anniversary of the Sunday-school OF the
Church of the Messiah, Portland, was
held recently. 1t was an interesting oc-
casion.-The old Universalist church at
Dixfield is undergoing repairs.-The an
nual fair at Deering, Rev. Mr.. Shinn's
parish, netted nearly $3O0.-The Bow
dinham Sunday-school had very sue
cessful harvest concert, Oct. 31.-A "But-
terfy Supper and Social" at Hallowell,
was also quite successful fair given
by our parish at Rockland, netted $3.50.
ERMONT.-Barre.- fair in aid OF
our church in this place moves the local
press to ordinations Of surprise and
satisfaction. 1t was q complete success in
every way and realiz I'd the Ladies' Union
upward Of $500. 1t would seem from
the report that almost every one in the
Seminary and the Sunday school had a
star position. Rogers Statuary En-
tertainment was given, for the fifth time
in the United States, by the ladies OF our
st. Adams parish, for the benefit OF the
organ fund. 1t was pronounced one OF
the finest church entertainments ever
given in town and Melted about $50.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-Rev. Mr.. Gardner, of Milford,
has had something of q newspaper con-
troversy with the Young Mems Christian
Association Of that town, trying to make
them do consistent advertising. They
have been publishing that "any man
without regard to his religious convictions
may become member OF the Associa-
ton" In published article Mr.. Gard.
ner draws their attention to virtual de-
ception. They answered by publishing
the extract from the constitution and
creed of the Y. M. @. A., which deals with
the question of membership. The reply
which he makes to this merits q wide cir
culation. Geo. l.. Perrin, of the Shaw
NUT Church, Boston, commenced last
Sunday evening, special series Of dis
courses, the general title Of which will be
'Plain Questions. The 11th Anniver-
sary exercises of the Sunday-school of the
Grove Hall (Roxbury) church were held
Sunday evening, Oct. 30, and were Of an
interesting character. The report Of the
SUPERINTENDENT, Mr.. Franklin s. Will
iams, slowed the school to be in excel
lent condition and doing good work.
Short addresses were made by Charles
Caverly and J. d. w. Joy.-The Sunday
school OF our Chelsea parish observed its
Forty Fifth Anniversary, Sunday even
ing, Nov. g. The superintendent report
ed the membership of the school &c.,
289 scholars, so teachers, and IL officers.
The income OF the school during the year
has been 1928 and expenditure $513.-
Memorial Sunday was observed in sew
eral OF our parishes. The series of lee
lures to young people given by DIR. Miner
in the Columbus avenue church has been
well attended-Rev. Frank Mcguire is
doing good work as the Southbridge
pastor.-The Munson Universalist ladies
have raised $304.86 during the last year.
Rev. F. 8. Rice was recently installed
at Marlboro J. B. Knox, who re-
Gently resigned the superintendency of
the Worcester Sunday-school, was visited
by large number of the parish and pre-
sented with an elegant French clock.
NEW YORK.-Rev. Mr.. Rice, of East
Cambridge, Mass, accepts call to Utica
to the parish made vacant by the removal
of Rev. o. A. Rounds to California The
New York papers name the eight success
full competitors in the recent scholarship
contest at Cornell University. The schol-
arships are worth $500 each. There were
large number of competitors for the
three classical scholarships and fully one
hundred and sixty for the five mathemet-
ical ones. John 81. Tanner, Of Clarence,
Mo-, led his nearest competitor in the
mathematical contest by 500 points. Miss
Anna Florence Moon, of Newport, N. Y,
obtained the highest rank in the classical
contest. Both Mr.. Tapner and Miss
Moon represent the Clinton Liberal In
stitute at Fort Plain, their preparatory
work having been done there. Two out
of eight of these coveted prizes were won
by the representatives Of one institution,
both winners at the same time st lnding
highest in their respective divisions.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is one of the many good Philadelphia
"ideas" to advertise in the public prints
such matters as will bring Universalism
before the general public sometimes the
profession, sometimes series of laconics,
sometimes direction how to get Uni
versalist reading. $50 thou and do like
wise."-We print this week on our first
page, the address of Br. G. Ralston
Ayers, of Philadelphia, at the General
Convention, on the subject of Sunday
Collections, p whereof Br. Ayers is the
apostle.
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